The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-09-01
COLUMBUS CHAT.
Letter From The Democrats Regular Cor
respondent
Is "skIn Cane" Foraker False to Blaine or
lsHe KnaVs ?--1hs Voters Of
Ohio wan Answer in
November.
CoIUMBus. o., August 20, 1887.

NULUMbUOy W., aux uob So 1901
"Skin cane" Foraker, taking his cue
from his master, the Cincinnati GOm-
meTciHl Gazette, when not engaged in
chinning about "Tebel flags" aud skin
csnes," has opened his mouth and
talked about putting higher tax on
farms by appraising them higher and
abolishing all internal revenue taxes =
that Is, to take all revenue taxes off
whisky and tobacco, and especially TO
take II off whisky. The "icicle," John
Sherman, has chlnned In the same
strain; but then the ''icieie" has reason
for talking and advocating what he
does. For the last twenty years or more
Sherman has been the willing and ab.
ject tool of the large whisky mRnufae
tnTers and dealers, especially those in
Ohio. who favor abOlishlng the small
distillerles, where only pure article of
LIQUOR was made, and only have the
large or mammoth dlstilleries, where
drugs and poison can be used
in ito manufacture, and the gen
eral pubic know nothing about how
they are used; and the "iClcle" thinks
by advocating to have the tax taken off
Of whisky, the lsIgs manufacturers
year as they have for number OF years
N the past, furnish the money to run
the ReIu llcan campaign In Ohio.
Ifthere is any one fact known In Ohio
more than another, 1t is that "skinCRne"
Foraker wants James G. Blaine to be
the next Republican candidate for Pres.
ident. and Joseph Benson Or "skin-
csne"0 Foraker to b9 the Republican
candida for Vice President. He wants
John Sherman left out In the cold 80
far as the Republican nomiDation for
President is concerned, as he is veil
aware that If John Sherman is DOmin-
ated for President, "sklncane" Foraker
could not be Nominated for Vice PIesl-
dent. But for the purpose of getting
money from the whisky mannfac uTers
and large wholesale LiQUOF dealers III
IN Ohio, to carry on the Republican
campaign In Ohio this fall, JOhn Sher.
man, to please the distiilers aud large
dealers 10 whisky, advocates taking the
internal revenue taxes off of whisky,
while "skinoane" advocates is to get the
money for the purpose We have named.
How does James G. Blaine stand or
the questions of taking the taxes off of
l.
lect the letter written by that gentle.
man In December, 1883-the latest ut.
terence we have from him on the sub
iect-in which he said it was nonsense
to talk about taking the internal TeVe
nUe taxes off of whisky, as the people
all over the country were almost unsni-
nousiy opposed 10 any such foolish idea,
That is Jfmes G. Blaine's idea Of taking
The taxes off of whisky. With these
Views Of Mr. Blaine on this question,
does not "skin cane" Foraker show him
self to be The little political knave he
exhibits himself to be whenever he
opens his mouth on any politician
wa might truthfully say on any-sub.
Ject, 10 be advocating opinions, either
In the "F0Tem" or on the stump, In
favor Of abolishing the internal revenue
taxes on whisky, while the gentleman
he desires TO be made Republican candi.
date for President, 80 that he can re.
ceive the nomination for Vice President
on the Republican ticket, and at the
came time holding an entirely different
view from Mr.. Blaine. But then If |
'skln cane" Foraker ~ nOts little pOlit. |
lcal knaVs what Is he?
Dub Luou oV0u IL JUuu OueEmBu anu Il
Skin cane" Foraker advocate the ahol |
lshment of all internal revenue taxes
on whisky and tobacco especially oU |
wills ky-and have all revenues to |
carry on the government with, raised |
by placing higher duties on the neces-
saries of life will not the great mass of |
The people - the consumers - have
some hing to say on the sub.
iacts. Will the great body of the peO.
pie advocate taking the tax If whisky
and place higher duties on clothing,
sugar and the articles they have 70 pur-
chase for use In their families? Not
much! The "lcicle" and skin cane"
may In the future as they have in the
past, advocate doctrine which are only
to make the rich richer and
the poor poorer, but the great mass of
the people will have none of 1t. And
sOr advocating such damnRble and per.
1iciOus doctrines as that Of increasing
,he taxes on the farm lands of the State
and taking the internal revenue off of
whisky, and raise the revenue to run
The government with, by placing high.
9r duties on the articles Of elctIing,
sugar and the many other things the
great body Of the people have to pur.
chase for their home consumption, the
1eoDle OF Ohio will bury skin cane"
Foraker 30 deep next November, that
he hand of resurrection will not be
Ible to raise either him, his Skin canes"